Where does “suś-” come from?
suś- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sewk-, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.
Ancestry of “suś-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | sewk- | to bend, turn; to suck |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₁- | to press, push |
Words derived from “suś-”